Remote builders and stores, nixbuild.net with Rickard Nilsson

Full Time Nix

https://cache.nixos.org

https://nixbuild.net/

https://nix.dev/manual/nix/2.26/store/types/
https://www.cachix.org/
https://nix.dev/manual/nix/2.26/development/experimental-features.html#xp-feature-dynamic-derivations
https://nix.dev/manual/nix/2.26/development/experimental-features.html#xp-feature-ca-derivations

https://lix.systems/
https://tvix.dev/

https://github.com/ngi-nix/summer-of-nix

https://nixos.org/community/teams/nix/
https://github.com/Ericson2314

https://www.haskell.org/
https://slurm.schedmd.com/

https://planetnix.com/

Generated chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Nix and Remote Building
02:38 Understanding Nix Daemon and Communication Protocols
05:01 Exploring Derivations and Their Role in Nix
07:26 Setting Up Remote Builders in Nix
09:48 Remote Building Process and Configuration
12:08 Remote Store vs Remote Builder Features
14:21 Managing Build Outputs and Dependencies
16:45 Optimizing Remote Builds and Scheduling
19:28 Conclusion and Future Improvements
24:16 Understanding Remote Store Features
24:43 Continuous Integration (CI) Workflows
26:37 Leveraging Remote Builders in CI
29:20 Exploring Nix Store Components
35:26 The Role of Substitutes in Nix
40:48 Introducing nixbuild.net: A Solution for Nix Builds
50:15 The Power of Concurrency in Build Services
54:11 Choosing nixbuild.net for Efficient Builds
55:17 Understanding Latency and On-Site Options
59:29 Hardware and Architectures for Nix Builds
01:01:37 When to Consider nixbuild.net
01:03:49 Managing Compatibility with Nix Versions
01:06:22 The Nix Community and Company Dynamics
01:07:59 Contributions to the Open Source Ecosystem
01:16:28 Internal Stack and Resource Management
01:21:05 Final Thoughts and Future Directions